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A51499	The island princess, or, The generous Portuguese made into an opera, as it is performed at the Theatre Royal / all the musical entertainments and the greatest part of the play new, and written by Mr. Motteux.; Island princess. Libretto	Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718.; Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. Island princess.	1699 (1699)	Wing M2949; ESTC R17763	33,267	57

which I pay your anguish My grateful Soul suffers no less than yours For 't is a pain to be so much oblig'd And Bankrupt in Returns It kills my Joy I 'm angry with my self and torn in two I wou'd recall my heart but Oh! I cannot Fear Duty Honour Shame Pity Gratitude and Love distract me War in my Brest my Head my Soul and strain the strings of Life Oh leave leave me my Confusion is such I dread to say too little or too much going Arm. Oh stay Qui. I cannot must not Arm. Must I then leave you thus Oh! if I must First see th' affliction of my Soul see now a separation More cruel more a death Than that between the Body and the Soul They part to meet again to be more bless'd But I to be divorc'd from Joy for ever Let me be mad ye Powers or let me die Oh Heavens Oh Princess Judge what I endure When Death or Madness must bestow the Cure going Enter Ruidias Armusia is going off They justle one another at the Door accicidentally Rui. Ha! who is this Arm. Who art thou Rui. My Rival with the Princess and so private Arm. Ha! 'T is Ruidias My happy Rival But hold out Patience yet Rui. Is there not door enough you take such elbow room Arm. What I take I 'll carry Rui. Confusion Know proud man I love the Princess she harkens to my suit And tho in Portugal you claim precedence I ll have it here here I command the Fort And that commands the Town Be wise desist Or with my Sword Arm. You wou'd not use it here Qui. Oh hold Ruidias you I may command Forbear and as you prize my Love respect him Rui. Is then his Life so dear to you I 'm lost Had I your leave to wait on you and for this Oh I've not Patience Must I be outdone Out brav'd out rival d Must that Stranger get At once the start in Glory and in Love And tread me like a name in sand to nothing Death and Hell shall I bear it tamely bear it No e re I do I 'll give or take a Life Qui. Brave stranger by your Love I charge you Retire and entertain no thoughts of Vengeance Arm. O my Patience Qui. 'T is with you still Oh do not chide it from you Arm. Weak flesh rebels but you and Vertue Conquer I go but judge Oh judge ye tender hearts What Pangs what Racks the wretched Lover tear Who to his Rival leaves the darling fair Exit Armusia Qui. Great soul I am asham'd I cannot love him yet aside Now you whose Jealous Rage is so presumptuous Know I resent it and your disrespect Your Love stands yet upon my Courtesie 'T is true I 've suffer'd you to tell your Passion But I ne're promis'd you a kind return And if you dare abuse your privilege Rui. Armusia here and stealing out when I Had hopes to be in private entertain'd What Lover cou'd have tamely born the sight Qui. Know what I am how durst you doubt my honour I never taught you to dispose my Freedom And had I promis'd you my heart 't were a less Crime In me to change than in you to suspect me The first 's but frailty but the last ill Nature Is this your Faith True Love is more respectful Armusia wou'd not pass so rash a Censure And I shou'd punish thee I 'll strive to do 't 'T is still the Lot of groundless Jealousie To bring on what it fears Vows Duty Gratitude concur to exclude thee Yet should I slight thee should I chuse thy Rival Blame most thy self and learn how dang'rous 't is To let a Woman spight of Wisdom's Laws See that you 're Jealous tho' without a Cause Exit Qui. Rui. She 's gone what shall I do Oh that Armusia Hangs betwixt hopes and me and threats my Ruin He has her vows fresh Services the King And a vast stock of merit on his side I have but naked Love and wav'ring too I fear The Sword then in my hand I now must try To fix my Fortune and o'recome or die When Conquest can't by formal means be got A brave Despair may cut the Gordian knot ACT IV. The Scene draws and discovers Armusia lying on a bank in a Grove of Orange-Trees Emanuel by him This Dialogue is sung to him by a Clown and his Wife Set by Mr. Leveridge and Sung by him and Mr. Pate Wife HOld John e're you leave me i'troth I will know Whither so smugg'd up thus early you go With clean Hands and Face Your best Band with a Lace Your Sunday Reparel when you shou'd go Plough So trim none wou'd think you a married Man now Hold John e're you leave me itroth I will know Whither so smugg'd up thus early you go Man Go Joan I wo'n't tell you To lead a sweet Life I 've learnt of my Betters to steal from my Wife Mayhaps with my Neighbour I 'll dust it away Mayhaps play at Put or some other such Play Wife I guess at what game you 'd be playing to day Man Don't plague me The Devil 's in Women I think Go Joan I tell thee I 'm going to drink Come prithee don't think that I 've got no more Grace Nay go or I 'll gi● thee a Dowse in the Face Wife I 'll find then some body to strike in your Place Why should you deny me I never did you Weeping Because I an 't new you won't give me my due But Troth if you wo'not another shall do Man If thus you e're do Oh! how I 'll belabour your Booby and you Threatning Wife If thus you e're do Oh how I 'll belabour your Trollop and You. Both. Oh how I 'll belabour your Booby and you your Trollop and you and you Wife Well John do not go Wheadling and crying And I wo'not do so Do not go my dear Johny My Precious my Hony She kisses him Oh pray do not go And I wo'not do so Man Adsooks by that Buss I 'm inveigled to stay Come Joan come and spoil me from going astray CHORUS Wife Come give your best Band. Man Here take my best Band. Both. Now give me thy Hand Man Thus 't is with you Women Wife Thus 't is with you Men. Both. Whene're you fall out 't is to fall in again Ex. Clown with his Wife Arm. In vain with Mirth you wou'd beguile my Cares Alas I 'm dead to Joy and but a walking Trouble Insensible to all but Love and Grief To all but Grief for Grief and Love are one Why wou'd my Rival kill me If he hates me Sure he shou'd bid me live Let 's range the Grove Perhaps I soon shall meet him or my Princess Both can deal Death yet I like other Wretches Tho that 's my only Ease must struggle with my Fate Exeunt Enter Governour and Quisara Go. I wou'd talk further with you from the Gods You are a Princess of that Excellence Nay do not blush I do not flatter

you The Gods bestow'd this on you Qui. I own their Bounty Go. Apply it then to their Use to their Honour To ruine or convert those Misbelievers Those Portuguese Invite 'em to our Temples Qui. Father we may sit yonder and be still more private Exit Qui. and Go. Enter Ruidias and Piniero Rui. What did Armusia then return the Challenge You carried him Will he not meet me Pin. He calmly told me that he disapproves All formal Duels yet that with a Sword He ev'ry Day is walking in this Grove Rui. Then let us strive to find him out But see he comes Now Love Revenge and Fortune guide my Arm. Enter Armusia with Emanuel Draw Armusia Rui. and Pin. draw Dye or resign the Princess Arm. I will do neither Armusia and Emanuel draw But hold why must our Friends now share our Danger Rui. Stand still I charge ye as you honour me Arm. And good Emanuel hold Pin. 'T is well you spoke Rui. Fight home I will not spare you They fight with Sword and Dagger Nor do I look for mercy Enter Quisara and Governor Qui. Ha! fighting hold Oh hold rash Men Oh part ' em Go. Let 'em alone let 'em kill one another Qui. Ruidias hold Rui. Unless he dyes I 'm hopeless Qui. If e're you lov'd I charge ye cease Oh! Father Rui. My Love were small shou'd I desist Go. Oh let both fall kind Fortune Ruidias falls Pin. Ruidias down Em. Stand still or my Sword 's in Qui. Oh hold Armusia Rui. I can expect no Mercy Why do you not kill me then Arm. A Boy might do as much at this Advantage Will you not ask your Life Rui. 'T is not worth asking Arm. Nor is it worth my taking in this Posture Qui. Spare him Armusia spare him Arm. My Love is all Obedience Rise Sir and take your Sword again Rui. Not against him that spar'd me Oh curst Fortune Go. What have you done 'T were better they had all perish'd Qui. Father be pacify'd I 'm working for the best This Jealous Rage and Disobedience cure me Aside Armusia meet me in the Neighbouring Temple Arm. Madam I shall Exit Quis. Gov. Come brave Ruidias let us now be Friends Believe your Honor safe Rui. Oh you have beat me both ways and so nobly That I must ever love the hand that did it But Oh the Princess Both cannot possess her Pin. You cannot Sir unless She break her Vow Come leave these Toys and wed your Mistress Fame Arm. Oh Sir you ask too too much of a Lover Ev'n I my self had rather leave the world than quit so fair a Prize Rui. And you alone deserve her Yet Armusia I cannot yet resign her tho' I must The heat of Love remains tho' the Soul hope is fled Arm. Yet let 's be Friends Why shou'd we hate each other For Sympathy in Love Rui. Too gen'rous Man I cannot call you Rival Let me embrace you Let all hatred end Oh thus I 'm blest What e're the Fates intend I cannot lose possest of such a Friend Exeunt SCENE the Temple Enter Governor still Disguis'd and Bramin Go. I need not now repeat what we 've to dread From these bold mis-believing Portuguese Therefore to ruine them all means are just Thus I 've decoy'd to Princess the invite Her promis'd Husband hither where no doubt He will Blaspheme our Gods The King will in Disguise hear their Discourse You know your Time t' appear and back my words Bra. You need not doubt us in so good a Cause Exeunt Enter Armusia and Quisara meeting Arm. See Madam at your Feet your faithful Slave Who studies new humility to please you And takes a kind of Joy in his afflictions because they come from you Kneels to Quisara Qui. Oh rise Sir I did not invite you hither Thus to prophane our Altars but to ask A better Proof of Love than so misplac'd a Worship A Proof wh●en since I 've sworn since you persist Must make me yours at least my grateful Duty Few Brides alas at first have more to give Arm. Oh name it Madam what wou'd I not do Tho' but to gain you thus Love greedy Love That still unsatisfy'd still murm'ring Passion Will pine but since 't is often but Esteem And gratitude improv'd 't will shoot at last Forc'd by a Zeal like mine Oh then command me Enter King and Governour both disguis'd Go. Now harken Sir and as he treats our Gods So use him or expect severest Judgments Qui. Change your Religion and adore our Gods Arm. Ha! Qui. Renounce-your Faith Arm. Heav'n forbid Qui. Offer as we do Arm. To Wood and Stone vile Beasts and cursed Devils Is this the Proof you ask Go. O Blasphemy King Peace Qui. I 'll reason with you Are not our Gods as great as yours Arm. They are senceless wretched and the worst of Creatures Unfit to help themselves much less mankind Qui. The Sun and Moon we worship they are heavenly Arm. But I the Maker of that Sun and Moon Who gave 'em Motion Influence and Light Excuse me Princess if my Zeal for Truth Extort a gen'rous Freedom of my Tongue You shou'd have said Instruct the King and me In that blest Doctrine that guides Souls to Heaven Oh may you follow that destroy your Idols Beat down their Altars ruine their false Temples Go. Oh horror My Prophecy was true King I 'm sorry I came hither I 've heard too much Exit King and Governour Qui. Thus far in Charity I was oblig'd To rectifie the Errors of your Thought Nor can the Blame be mine to want success 'T was by these Gods that I was sworn to wed you These upon blaspheme You have renounc'd their Power And thereby free me from all obligation Arm. You are too just to make this slight Evasion Qui. You shall both find me just sincere and plain Therefore resolve to quit your Faith or me Arm. My Life is yours but my Religion Heavens And I no more can change it than my Love Qui. You hear your Task Arm. Oh! Princess cease t'injoyn what heav'n forbids Name any Task that Honour may not blush To execute Toyls Dangers Death it self But do not do not tempt me to be bad Qui. Obey and instantly or from this hour No Recantation shall prevail Arm. Call you this Charity Qui. Nay then Arm. You must not go What have I done to merit this hard Sentence To have my very Soul rack'd forc'd to quit My Heav'n above or Paradice on Earth How well I love how much I prize your Charms My Life must show but Honour Conscience Heaven I never must forego Must I then lose You or my self Can You persist Must I be torn from you I must Yet once more let me gaze O now I cannot go Dreadful Strife Cruel Struggle I must not look nor leave her Qui. Farewel Going he holds her Arm. Stay stay dear Mischief But what am I doing Ha! Now I dread my Thoughts assist ye Pow'rs Awake my Soul Oh look